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Monrovia, Indiana

In the 1920s, highschool basketball was known for Kansas, Indiana, and New York City

In the 1920s, high
school basketball was known for Kansas, Indiana, and New York City

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In the 1920s, high school basketball was known
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for Kansas, Indiana, and New York City.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:15
Uploaded
Jun 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Civic Film LLC,Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Corporation for Public Broadcasting,PBS

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Movie Summary

Following the 2016 presidential election, Frederick Wiseman's documentary dissects small-town America to understand how its values impact and influence the political landscape of the nation.
So, like, this was, like, one of the three hotbeds - Monrovia, Indiana 00:06
So, like, this was, like, one of the three hotbeds
And from Monrovia, you have three people - Monrovia, Indiana 00:08
And from Monrovia, you have three people
They're not strong, but he's known as a Monrovia boy. - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
They're not strong, but he's known as a Monrovia b...
Ten times he, he coached UCLA - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
Ten times he, he coached UCLA
So our town has ties to 12 national championships, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:11
So our town has ties to 12 national championships,
Branch McCracken played eighth-grade basketball - Monrovia, Indiana 00:08
Branch McCracken played eighth-grade basketball
And then he got on the high school team, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
And then he got on the high school team,
And Monrovia had such a dominant basketball team, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:08
And Monrovia had such a dominant basketball team,
There were 70 teams there from three different states, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
There were 70 teams there from three different states,
Monrovia was so dominant, they had a traveling trophy. - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
Monrovia was so dominant, they had a traveling trophy.
Well, now it's at the library for the display, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:06
Well, now it's at the library for the display,
Branch McCracken was so well-known - Monrovia, Indiana 00:09
Branch McCracken was so well-known
As a high-school player, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:08
As a high-school player,
One year he scored 33% of all the IU points, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:06
One year he scored 33% of all the IU points,
He was such an athlete, he didn't only play basketball, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:07
He was such an athlete, he didn't only play basketball,
And he was such a dominant football player - Monrovia, Indiana 00:14
And he was such a dominant football player
As an IU coach, he won two national championships. - Monrovia, Indiana 00:04
As an IU coach, he won two national championships.
It's like when people talk about Monrovia football, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
It's like when people talk about Monrovia football,
Like, if you want to change anything at the field, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:16
Like, if you want to change anything at the field,
I mean, so people get really touchy about Monrovia football, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:07
I mean, so people get really touchy about Monrovia football,